Douglas Fox: Stories

A Life in Paradise Story (5)
Kyle Martin has to follow in his valedictorian, class president, year book editor older brother, Will Henry's very large footsteps. Kyle works on finding a way to meet the lofty expectations at school, make a name for himself in football, deal with the adulation and girls his on-field success brings and finding love with his friend and neighbor Penny Edwards. / (Reviews)

A Life in Paradise Story (12)
Nearly thirteen year old Hunter Martin was unprepared for his thirteen year old playmate, Madison Brendle's suggestion one May Saturday afternoon. The two teens are led astray by the hormones coursing through their bodies. This story takes place in my "Life in Paradise" universe. This story takes place ten years after the end of "Lost and Found."

A Life in Paradise Story (17)
Two teens, Katie North and her boyfriend, Colin Cavanaugh, in spite of their intentions to wait for sex until after marriage, fall for their genetic destiny. Both teens are dedicated Catholics who need to figure out how to square their feelings and needs against their Church's teachings. This is a short story that is part of my Life in Paradise series. It is set in 2034-2035.

Megan Lear, a sixteen year-old cheerleader from Cambridge, Maryland, learns a few of life's lessons, the hard way. She and her boyfriend, Austin Cannon, get carried away one evening.

A Life in Paradise Story (10)
College freshman Kyle Martin leaves his hometown of Paradise, Pa. to go to the Pennsylvania State University. He is seeking football glory, a degree in education and an education in life. He is parting with his long time high school sweet heart, Penny Edwards, who is attending the University of Pennsylvania two hundred miles away in Philadelphia. This story follows his successes, failures and excesses as he tries to find his place in the world. / (Reviews)

A Life in Paradise Story (4)
16 year old Will Henry returns to Algonquin Provincial Park with his girlfriend Abby and two other teenaged couples on a primitive canoeing and camping trip. This travelogue chronicles their physical, emotional and sexual challenges on the two week trip.

A Life in Paradise Story (9)
Soon-to-be-wed Dan Martin and his fiance Sharon Robinson decide to take a chance on a camping trip when they forget condoms. This short story briefly recounts Dan and Sharon's courtship.

A Life in Paradise Story (16)
Labor Day Weekend, 2007-Kyle Martin gets this answer from his Andy about an answer on a purity test question. This is Andy's response: "It happened last month... I went over to mow the Jackson's lawn. Mrs Jackson was home alone. ...she invited me in for some iced tea. We got to talking... Mrs Jackson must have been really horny. She massaged my shoulders... she teased and rubbed against me. ...she kissed me. Things moved pretty fast after that... We screwed a couple times that afternoon.

A Life in Paradise Story (18)
After completing a "birds and bees" lecture for his fourteen-year-old son, who was caught that afternoon barely clothed with this girlfriend, a father thinks back to his first time, with a Dutch Girl at a Scout World Jamboree many years before.

Elyssa Walters, a fifteen year-old soon-to-be sophomore in high school, has dated her boyfriend Aaron McCurdy for over two months. They have slowly gotten more intimate. One summer afternoon they were alone at Elyssa's house and decided to take their relationship to the next level.